diff --git a/pkg/client/clientset_generated/.import-restrictions b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/.import-restrictions
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89c2cc64e2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/clientset_generated/.import-restrictions
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "Rules": [
+    {
+      "SelectorRegexp": "k8s[.]io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned",
+      "AllowedPrefixes": [
+        "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/api"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+